“The whole thing turned into a complete farce. I knew for a fact that Sean [Boylan] had resigned as Director of Football, because I had been at his house. I was shocked when I heard the chairman say Sean hadn’t resigned, when every well-informed club official knew he had.”

He suggested that Allen was being deliberately misleading, and said that he had secretly offered Boylan the job, while claiming that he assumed McEnaney would resign as the pressure on him mounted.

However, he defended Boylan’s role in the saga, saying:

“The real loser is unfortunately Sean Boylan. He was dragged into it. How the county chairman could offer Sean the position [when McEnaney was still in the role] was a complete shock… Sean will do anything to help his county.”

Barry also advocated the creation of an independent chief executive-style position, which other counties have already adopted, as he claimed Meath GAA “need a review conducted from the top”.

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